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		The May 28 issue of Newsweek (on newsstands Monday, May 21), "The Bill Factor" explores the complex role and effect former president Bill Clinton is playing in his wife's presidential campaign. Columnist Jon Alter writes that voters may not want to put another Clinton in the White House. In a guest essay, author Carl Anthony examines what Bill Clinton's life may be like as "First Gentleman," Plus: Top 100 of America's Best High Schools and Tip Sheet explores organic wines. (PRNewsFoto/NEWSWEEK) NEW YORK, NY UNITED STATES 05/20/2007

COVER: "The Bill Factor" (p. 28). Political Correspondent Jonathan Darman reports on the effect that former president Bill Clinton is having on his wife's presidential campaign. Outside the White House, both Clintons have seen their popularity grow as they established independent identities -- he as a globetrotting do-gooder, she as a hardworking senator. But with a common goal of Restoration, each Clinton now needs each other more than ever. Darman writes that the fate of Hillary's campaign may well depend on how she balances the risks and rewards provided by her famous husband. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18758001/site/newsweek/ (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070520/NYSU004 ) "Reckoning with Restoration" (p. 35). Senior Editor and Columnist Jonathan Alter writes that for Hillary Clinton, the threshold question for voters is less about putting the first woman in the White House than the second Clinton. "The obsession about polls, consultants, money -- even positions on the issues -- obscures the fundamental dynamic of the Democratic primary race: Restoration vs. Inspiration," Alter writes. "A Clinton victory would offer the hope of restoring the 1990s, a fat and relatively happy time in American life ... voters might be exhausted by the present and ready to recapture the past with a third Clinton term." http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18754301/site/newsweek/ IRAQ: "Manhunt In Mesopotamia" (p. 36). Baghdad Correspondent Larry Kaplow reports that the massive search for the missing American GIs in Iraq highlights the best of the warrior's code: "Leave no man behind." At the battalion headquarters for the missing soldiers, grunts and officers alike said that finding their comrades was the most important mission of their military careers. A prolonged search may undermine the overall mission in Iraq. But most U.S. soldiers interviewed by Newsweek have long since stopped insisting that their greatest mission is to bring peace and democracy to Iraq. More and more they talk about their desire to simply protect their buddies, and to get everyone home alive. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18754290/site/newsweek/ RUSSIA: "Putin's Shock Forces" (p. 38). Moscow Bureau Chief Owen Matthews reports on the newest weapon in the drive to reclaim Russia's bygone regional dominance: a shadowy youth movement known as Nashi. Highly disciplined and lavishly bankrolled by Vladimir Putin and the Kremlin government, the militant young nationalists have developed a formidable organization to oppose alleged enemies at home and abroad and to glorify Imperial Russia and the Soviet Union. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18754293/site/newsweek/ FAMILY: "Trying To Opt Back In" (p. 42). Washington Correspondent Eve Conant reports that what was once the most contested question of the feminist movement of the 1970s and 80s -- should mothers work -- has now shifted to whether or not mothers can get back into the work force if they want. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18754329/site/newsweek/ HEALTH: "The Dieter's Dilemma" (p. 43). Chicago Correspondent Karen Springen reports that 41 percent of U.S. adults are trying to lose weight and they're doing it with such regimens as Beyonce's maple-syrup, lemon-juice and cayenne-pepper diet, the grapefruit diet or the blood-type diet. Experts say they should try some common sense instead. "They sound wacky, and they are wacky," says Walter Willett, of the Harvard School of Public Health. "If you do something extreme in your diet, you will likely lose weight in the short term because you're excluding the majority of foods. But it's not going to be something you can live with for the rest of your life, and so it's bound to fail." http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18754289/site/newsweek/ EDUCATION: "The Principal Principle" (p. 44). Senior Editor Barbara Kantrowitz and Contributing Editor Jay Mathews look at the role of principals in making a high school great. They set the tone for what happens from the moment the opening bell rings and can turn a troubled school around with a combination of vision, drive and very hard work. While principals are critical to the success of any school, because of their strong and effective leadership, there is growing concern that finding these types of leaders is harder than ever. Many baby boomers, who hold the majority of the jobs, are retiring in the next few years, others are leaving because of school reform or restructuring. It is estimated in some areas, 60 percent of principals will leave their positions in the next five years. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18754330/site/newsweek/ THE TOP OF THE CLASS (p. 46). Texas holds the top two positions in the list of the top public high schools in the country, ranked according to the Challenge Index devised by Jay Mathews: the total number of Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) tests taken at a school and divided by the number of graduating seniors. The High School for the Talented and Gifted in Dallas, Texas, is the top public high school for the second year in a row. The Science/Engineering Magnet school in Dallas is number two. The entire list ranks 1,258 schools. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18757087/site/newsweek/ "Why They Are the Best" (p. 56). Mathews discusses the Challenge Index that ranks the best public high schools. "Readers are entitled to their own views of this rating system. The Challenge Index is journalism designed to serve readers, like the Dow Jones Averages or baseball slugging percentages -- not scholarship." http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18754326/site/newsweek/ "A Global Test Gains Ground" (p. 58). Washington Correspondent Pat Wingert reports on the rapidly growing popularity of the rigorous International Baccalaureate (IB) test in schools across the country. The growth of IB schools around the world has been steady over the past 40 years, but it's been fastest in the United States, where it is now in 758 schools. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18754328/site/newsweek/ MUSIC: "Innocent Until ... When?" (p. 63). National Correspondent Allison Samuels reports on R. Kelly, R&B singer, songwriter and producer, who, despite being arrested and charged with 21 counts of child pornography in June 2002, has yet to stand trial. The singer's spokesman says no one wants it over more than Mr. Kelly. But the last five years have been filled with endless legal maneuvers, says Shauna Boliker, the head of the Cook County state's attorney's Sex Crime Unit. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18754295/site/newsweek/ THE TECHNOLOGIST: "Are MySpace Users Now Spacing Out?" (p. 26). Senior Editor Steven Levy talks to Chris DeWolfe and Tom Anderson, the co-founders of MySpace about the apparent sudden exodus of their users to other sites. But both cited statistics that showed their numbers were strong and opined that the exodus might have been a geographic anomaly. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18754283/site/newsweek/ THE TIP SHEET: "Reds, Whites and Green" (p. 69). Correspondent Tara Weingarten reports on a growing movement among American wine growers -- biodynamic vintners, who shun the use of toxic chemicals, but take it a step further by adopting unconventional practices like pruning and harvesting according to the gravitational pulls of lunar cycles and integrating livestock into vineyard management. Their point is simple: create a healthy self- sustaining ecosystem. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18741313/site/newsweek/